Crime & Safety
Teen Shot Dead In Brooklyn; Gunman Still At Large, NYPD Says
A 16-year-old boy was shot in the head Saturday night in Brooklyn, according to the New York City Police Department.
BROOKLYN, NY — A 16-year-old was gunned down on a Brooklyn sidewalk Saturday night, and police say his killer is still out there.
Officers rushed to Eastern Parkway near Rochester Avenue in Crown Heights around 8:45 p.m. after reports of gunfire and found the teen on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head, police said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, and police later identified him as 16-year-old Tyson Harps from the Melrose neighborhood of the Bronx.
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The NYPD said Monday that the investigation remains active and no one has been taken into custody.
Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.
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